Trusts and foundations

Trusts and Foundations have played a vital role in the establishment and development of IntoUniversity, directly enabling it to become the highly effective charity that it is.

We are very proud of our trust and foundation partnerships, and work closely with all of them to support the delivery of our work in our centres.

We are seeking new trust and foundation partners in the coming years to support the establishment of new IntoUniversity centres, to sustain the quality of our programmes across our network, and to support new initiatives that will further enhance our work.

By partnering with IntoUniversity, our trust and foundation partners will have the opportunity to visit our learning centres, meet our education workers and our brilliant students, and hear directly from our founders about the future direction and impact of the charity.

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IntoUniversity has helped my children so much. It has improved their confidence and allowed them to make friends. For me, it is a great help as I couldn’t give them the help they need because, due to my circumstances, I haven’t finished my own education. They really enjoy coming to Academic Support and then telling me what they do in the sessions.

Parent of Academic Support Students

Our impact

IntoUniversity has a robust impact measurement system enabling us to assess the effectiveness of our programmes, ensuring that they have the greatest impact for the young people we serve.

52,400

students were supported by IntoUniversity in 2022/23
61%

of our 2023 school leavers progressed to university*

*compared to 28% of students from similar backgrounds nationally.
88%

of parents report improved confidence in their child in 2022/23

Get in touch

If you would like to find out more about IntoUniversity, please contact the Trusts and Foundations team below.

Raechel Kuik

Fundraising Officer

Raechel Kuik joined us in October 2023. Raechel has a degree in Criminology from the University of Bristol. Previously, she worked as a freelance tutor for Primary school children and A Level students.

John Bleasdale

Director of Development

John Bleasdale is our Director of Development. John joined us in 2018 and has over 17 years of fundraising and grant making experience. He was previously Head of Trusts and Foundations at Teach First, and prior to that worked at the British Red Cross and the Big Lottery Fund.

Millie Radley

Trust and Foundations Manager

Millie Radley joined us in August 2019 and is our Trust and Foundations Manager. Millie has a degree in English Literature and Italian from the University of Exeter and has worked as an Travel Coordinator for Discovery Summer, a summer school for international students, and as an English teacher in Vietnam.